• Gender: Male
• Age: 50
• Designation: Senior Manager
• Highest Education Level: Diploma
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 24.3 Year(s)

Education

IME From Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2001

ATCTE (Advance Technology Course In Tool Engineering) From SBM Polytechnic, Mumbai in 2000

DME From Government Polytechnic Bandra, Mumbai in 1996

Diploma In Material Management From Welingkar Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
in 1998

Diploma in Industrial Management From Welingkar Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai in 1997 

Advance Diploma in CAD/CAM From ECIT, from Mumbai

Skill Sets

Total 15 +yr. of industry experience as Automotive Plastic & Sheet metal Components Design & Development,
Technical Skills:
Product development & Knowledge of Injection Moulds & Press Tool. 
Knowledge of manufacturing process of injection mould, press tools, gravity die casting & pressure die casting.   

Other Skills
Knowledge of CAD Tools
CATIA V5
Computing Skills
 Excel, Word, Power Point

Work Experience

Senior Manager- Design & Development
Since Apr 2013
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of ceilings, dry walls and gypsum plasters. The company is a pioneer in introducing lightweight interior construction practices in the Indian market, and its products and systems are the preferred choice of companies, builders, interior decorators and end consumers
Job Profile:
Product Design & Development
Developing & maintaining a detailed project plan.
Managing project deliverables in line with project plan
Recording & managing project issues at project level
Responsible for planning and directing the work of a group of individuals as well as take corrective action when necessary.
Help Marketing to establish marketing goals to ensure share of Market & profitability of products & services
To help marketing to plan & oversees the organization advertising & promotional activities.
Assist marketing to develop & recommend pricing strategy for the organization.
Help marketing to preset standard & general, product catalog & Manuals.
Assist marketing to conduct marketing surveys on current & new product concepts & support in preparing marketing activity report.
Support Marketing to develop & execute short term & long term plans & programs to ensure the profit & expansion of company products & services.
Work out appropriate solutions to meet customer needs and to execute the same within the budgeted costs and time with excellent quality leading to customer delight
Review competitors Benchmarked report and deciding on it.
Interact with CFT for Tool feasibility, manufacturing, Design, Development & implementation.
Carry out the lab trials for new product development and analyze the feasibility.
Improvement in existing process to improve productivity & Quality of the product.
Maintain regular contact with the sales and production functions to keep abreast of any developments in product and services.
Set processes and contribute greatly in improving processes.
Visit to customers to understand / study the product applications.
Consulting managers/clients about design requirements
Travel to production facilities to evaluate processes.
Plan for process improvement & QAP & SOP.

Project Manager - Design & Development
Feb 2004 to April 2013
Company Profile: Leading engineering services provider to the global automotive, aerospace and manufacturing industry.  
Job Profile: 
Design, development & Manufacturing of Interior trims & automotive components.
Bench marking of competitor vehicle to prepare the tear down report of weight, process, material, size & special feature.
Involvement in EP, VP & preparation of report for gap, flushness, fitment, Fit & finish issues with interfacing component.
Tool Kick off after Customer’s approval for the Design
Conduct design reviews and open issues meetings. Manage issue resolution to the customer timeline.
Proposing design modifications to achieve manufacturing feasibility along with minimal tooling and development cost
Value addition and value engineering which involves exploring low cost parts with required performance and getting it implemented by interaction with client
Assisting the vendor/ supplier with inputs on the tool related design, manufacturing & process.
Exploring and interacting with global suppliers for the procurement of off the shelf parts which includes discussing technical requirements, suggesting changes as per performance & packaging requirement and negotiating prices.
To lead a team of designers to resolve technical issues and to deliver the project on time.
To interact with vendors for supplier parts and ensure design improvements are done
To interact with testing supplier and ensure component level testing is conducted.
To conduct DFMEA & CAE analysis for design improvement
To conduct meetings & explain work to designers
Plan and execute all engineering deliverables for on-time
To study and implement cost saving and quality improvement ideas
To update project status to senior project manager  
 
Tool Room Engineer
March 2000 to Feb 2004
Company Name: Evergreen & Group of Co Ltd
Company Profile: Involved in design & mfg. of press tooling; plastic mold, Jig & fixtures, gravity die casting & pressure die casting. Company has been providing the design, manufacturing, production, quality control, assembly & part supply services to L&T, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Crompton Greaves ltd & Bajaj
Job Profile: 
Perform toward enhancing entire part quality to reduce scrap as well as rework. 
Convey detailed relevant information to upper management, key customers plus employees.
Support with scheduling, interact with vendors and various daily functions.
Designing & manufacturing of press tools & dies. (Blanking tool, piercing tool, trimming tool, Progressive tooling, Bending Dies, draw Dies.)
Designing & manufacturing of Jigs & Fixture. (Drilling Jigs, Reaming Jig, tapping jigs & milling fixture for sheet metal component & casting component)
Reviewing design with manufacturing, design & tool tryout department.
Manufacturing of Plastic injection mould for automotive component.
Attending tool tryouts, troubleshooting & tool modifications for part proving. 
Preparation of wire-cut layout drawings for sheet metal tooling & moulds
Preparation of inspection report & material list.

Future Goals

Growth